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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/25/09

    In reply to A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
    this is great.i read about this yesterday
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    Image of Xsuit Xsuit
    09/25/09

    In reply to A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
    Who needs microchips when we have teeth?
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    Boas_MC promoted this comment Xsuit was starred Xsuit was unstarred
    Image of Kevin Frushour Kevin Frushour
    09/24/09

    In reply to A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
    This pleases me - it will be good for old folks whose vision is deteriorating. I wonder if they'd be recycled after death.
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    Anekanta promoted this comment Kevin Frushour was starred Kevin Frushour was unstarred
    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    09/24/09

    @Kevin Frushour: Naw, the components would most likely be obsolete by then.
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    Image of Boas_MC Boas_MC
    09/25/09

    @Anekanta: Maybe it'll be like all those folks who donate their glasses to send off to poor countries. "You may not be able to afford the latest model, but how about this twenty-year-old jobbie? We'll make sure to get all the eye-goo off of it!"
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    Image of Yamato Yamato
    09/24/09

    In reply to A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
    Science 1, Religion 0
    oops! =P
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    Anekanta promoted this comment Yamato was starred Yamato was unstarred
    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    09/24/09

    @Yamato: I'd kind of like to have both, thanks very much. It's not a zero sum game.
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    09/24/09

    In reply to A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
    Woah. The first cyborg's just around the corner. Best Century Ever.

    I'm already planning on which body parts I'm gonna swap out first.
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    Boas_MC promoted this comment Bigdamnhero was starred Bigdamnhero was unstarred
    Image of Boas_MC Boas_MC
    09/25/09

    @Bigdamnhero: Oh, there've been cyborgs for as long as humans have been putting on animal skins to keep warmer. And eyeglasses - now there's a way to modify your body to do something it might not be good at any more. And heck, they're detachable!

    But even in terms of our usual idea of cyborgs, with computer chips and metal prostheses actually replacing human body parts, these have been around for a long time too.
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    09/24/09

    In reply to A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
    The Wired article mentions two other studies going on.

    Tleilaxu eyes for the masses, coming soon.
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    09/24/09

    @Golem100: That's good; I just lost mine to a stone burner...
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    Image of Sunshineyness Sunshineyness
    09/24/09

    In reply to A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
    That is truly amazing. I don't even know what else to say than that's really pretty incredible. Good job science!
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    09/18/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    Here's a link from one of the responders to the CNET article to a video by another group that did the same experiment. Some of their pictures are even better.

    [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    How did they trigger the camera? Surely the mechanism to take the pic is the smart thing here, moreso then strapping the camera to the balloon.
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    Image of aubreyf aubreyf
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    "Their project's total cost for everything was $148"

    Must be nice having access to weather balloons and helium for free.

    And a styrofoam cooler, no less. I mean, those things aren't cheap.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment aubreyf was starred aubreyf was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/17/09

    @aubreyf: They also had handwarmers in the cooler to keep the camera working.
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    Let's see, can I get a big enough cooler and enough weather balloons to launch myself? PROJECT!
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    09/18/09

    @redqueenmeg: Been done. Some guy tied a lawn chair to a bunch of balloons and floated for miles. I think he carried an air rifle to use as a descent mechanism.
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    09/18/09

    @Golem100: I know it's *been done,* but *I* haven't done it!
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    Image of writermind writermind
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    That is an amazing idea and well thought out. Worked wonderfully too!
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    Image of Asterith Asterith
    09/17/09

    @writermind: I love reading stories like these. The creative engineering behind projects like this can have some spectacular results.
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    gorehound promoted this comment Asterith was starred Asterith was unstarred
    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/17/09

    @Asterith: yes i agree this is cool.shows you what you can do on your own.

    and this is a lot better than those EStes rockets I built as a kid in the 60's
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    Well it's not Hubble, but that's a great shot nonetheless.
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    if it crashed, how did they get the pic?
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    09/17/09

    @evildead1971:
    Streamed it from the camera I assume.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    09/17/09

    @evildead1971: I think the camera was pretty well protected in its styrofoam container.
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    Image of vinylrake vinylrake
    09/17/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: if that's the case, my next car is going to be made out of styrofoam. 93,000 feet? Seriously? A styrofoam container will protect a digital camera falling 93,000 feet? Why aren't laptops made of foam?
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    They say it was launched in Sturbridge MA. I bet the little 'notch' in the shoreline is New London Conneticut.
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